Commentary: Men can't hear it, women don't say it — the everyday importance of 'no'
by Sarah Menkedick, Los Angeles Times
Jun 11, 2019
4 minutes
He was the third contractor my husband and I brought in for an estimate on a new roof, a major renovation we never saw coming, were not sure we needed and were agonizing over.
He talked on and on: shingle types, slide after iPad slide of water damage and hail destruction. Finally he got to the numbers: $16,000 for the roof but - for us, just for us! - $12,000.
"What do you think?" he asked.
I said we could use some time. He leaned in closer.
"What more do you need?" he pressed.
I told him we would look over all the facts and make a decision.
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